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A Cautionary Tale About The Effects of Whiskey on a “Good and Popular Citizen”

Cause of Death: Intemperance

Dixie Dixon

James Henderson-Laudanum

Josie Wheeler-Laudanum

Maria Grasty-Chloral Hydrate Overdose

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